Entrance and exit car for trains



Patented Apr. 20, 1920.

K. l. TERRELL.

AP'PLICATION FILED AUG-30. |919.

ENTRANCE AND EXlT CAR FOR TRAINS.

KENDEL J. TERRELL, 0F HUSHPUCKENA, MISSISSIPPI.

ENTRANCE AND EXIT CAR FOR TRAINS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 20, 1920.

Application filed August 3i)` 1919. Serial No. 320,832.

[Se it known that l, KnNnnI. J. TERRELL, a lcitizen of the United States, residing at llushpuclcena, in the county of Bolivar, State of Mississippi, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Entrance and Exit Cars for Trains; and I do hereby declare. the followingr to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to the class of railway rolling stock and more particularly to an improved entrance and exit car designed to facilitate taking on and letting oil' f passengers at stops or stations and also to facilitate trhe collection of fares, while at the same time giving greater convenience to the passengers without the necessity of being jostled about by passengers entering and leavingr the car at the same time by means of the same doorway and steps.

further object of the invention is to provide an entrance and exit car which u ill serve as a feeder for or in conjunction with a railway passenger train drawn by a locomotive or electric power and comprising a series of passenger ears to and from which entrance and exit are made by passing through a car embodying the subject matter of the present invention and which is so arranged that the passengers entering the car will pass through one doorway and those making exit will pass through a separate doorway, the car also being provided with suflcient seats to accommodate a goodly portion of the passengers desiring to make exit at the next stop or station, while the conductor is positioned at one end of the car so that passengers who had boarded the train through this feeder car will pay their fares as they pass into the regular passenger cars with proper seating capacity for the continuance of a particular journey with comfort, thereby also obviating the necessity of the conductor passing through the cars in order to collect fares, as is now generally done.

With the above objects and others ,in view as will appear as the specificationproceeds, the invention comprises certain novel combinations and arrangements of parts as will be here' after more particularly pointed out and c aimed.

Reference is had to the accompanying drawings forming a part of this applicaavise, transversely or otherwise.

tion, wherein like characters designate corresponding parts throughout the several views, in which` Figure l is a horizontal sectional View of a ear constructed in accordance with the invention,

Fig. 2 is a vertical transverse sectional view, and

A. Fig. 3 is a vertical longitudinal sectional view.

Referring to the drawings in detail, the numeral l() designates the body of the car having the usual flooring portion 1l and roof 12, while provided at the ends of the ear are the endwalls 13 through which door openings 14 are made preferably controlled bv oppositely sliding doors 15 affording free entrance and exit to and from passenger cars of usual seating capacity, coupled to one or both ends of the entrance and exit car constituting the subject matter of the present invention.

The car is made preferably slightly shorter than the standard passenger car, say 3U feet instead of 32 and the intermediatiV portion indicated. at 16, preferably a distance ol' about 14 feet, constitutes a lobby or waiting portion which may be provided with a series of seats 17 extendin lengtht either side of the intermediate portion 1G are arranged sliding doors 18 supported for move ment toward. each other at the intermediate or central portion of the car as by means of a suitable hanger 19 as commonly used for slidably supporting side doors or of any preferred form.

'lhe doors 18 move toward a stop o1' limiting member 20 and these doors are preferably about seven feet wide and overlap when in closed position, the side of the car at each side of the doorway, about six inches so as to give security against displacement or resultant,acci 'lents, but are accommodated by the intermediate portion, against the sides of the car and concealed in the usual or any preferred manner as well as operated by a'ny suitable means common in the art. From each of these doors lead steps 21 by means of which entrance and exit to and from the car is made possible.

'lhere is thus provided at each end of the ear beyond the doors 18 when in closed positions, a space or compartment 22 divided by a transverse partition or railing 22S from the intermediate pol-tion of the car so as to accommodate the conductor or collector, it being understood that'when the assenger cars are cou led to one end of t e present car, one of t e end doors 15 will be closed and the conductor or collector will occupy the compartment which controls the entrance and exit to the regular Jassenger or seating cars, the present car being preferably positioned at one end of the train. If assenger cars are coupled to either end of t e present ear then a conductor or collector' is positioned in each compartment 22.

Each partition or railing 23 is provided with a central passage way 24 communicating with and leading to the doorway 14 and is capable of being closed as by means of a bar 25 hinged at one end to swing back- Wardly, or otherwise arranged so that the entrance and exit of passengers can be controlled.

Thus in the use of the car of the present invention, the passengers enter one of the doors 18 to the exclusion of the other and in passing into the regular passenger or seating cars, will pass the conductor or collector who will thus be able to,collect the fares withA facility and be notified as to the condition of all boarding a train and any particular stops to be made. These passengers will be permitted to pass into the other cars without obstruction, since the aisles and doorways will have been previously cleared b 1 those desiring to make exit passing into t e present car prior to the approach to a stop or station. The door 18 adjacent to the end at which the conductor is disposed, is preferably used to accommodate those passengers boarding 'the car and train until they have passed through into the other cars upon the collection of their fares, or both ends may be used where cars of a train are coupled to each end of the present car, However, in the first instance the passengers desiring to 4alight at a station will be accommodated by the seats 17 and the colonnade and lobby spaces provided at the exit end, which in view of the nature of the doors used in connection with steps of corres onding width, will permit the handling o a large number of passengers quickly entering and making exit at the same time, with considerable saving in time and confusion as often occurs in the train, both doors may be used for entrance and on the return trip both may be used for exit. Again, where different classes of passengers ride separately, the car is preferably stationed at or near the middle of a train.

lVhat is claimed is 1. An entrance and exit car for employvment as an element of a train oi." ears comprising a body having a door in each end for passage to other cars of a train, and a door in each side adjacent to each end but spaced therefrom and a barrier disposed between each end pair of side doors and the adjacent end oi' the car with a resultant condnrtor`s compartment, between each barrier to the corresponding end of the car.

2. An entrance and exit car for employment as an element 0f a train of cars comprising a body having a door in each end for passage to other cars of a train, a door in each side adjacent to each end but spaced therefrom, a barrier disposed between each end pair of side doors and the adjacent end of the car with a resultant conductors compartment, and a -series of seats at each side ofthe car body between the end pairs of doors.

3. An entrance and exit car for employment as an element of a train of cars comprising a body having a door in each end for passage to other cars of a train, a door in each side adjacent to each end but spaced therefrom, a barrier disposed between each end pair of side doors and the adjacent end of the car with a resultant conductors compartment, and a series of seats at each side of the car body between the end pairs of doors, the car body between the doors of each end pair being without seats.

In testimony whereof I aliix my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

KENDEL J. TERRELL.

VVitnese's:

Grenen LEE, SoLoMoN LEE. 

